Century Motorsport have confirmed the driver crew for a second full season Ginetta G55 GT3 British GT attack for 2017.
16 year old American talent Parker Chase will partner 2015 ELMS LMP3 Champion and Ginetta Factory driver teaming up with experienced Ginetta driver Charlie Robertson.
The pair join a two car Ginetta G55 GT3 effort alongside the already confirmed pairing of Nathan Freke and Harry Gottsacker, both cars to a heavily revised spec including a shift to Chevy V8 power.
Parker Chase arrives in the British Championship after a successful start to his GT racing career in the Pirelli WOrld Challenge, his debut came at the age of 15 aboard a Ginetta G55 GT4 Chase scoring eight podium finishes during the 2016 season followed by a run to second place overall in the Thunderhill 25 Hours aboard a Ginetta G57 P2 prototype.
Charlie Robertson is a former Ginetta GT4 Supercup Champion, 2015 ELMS LMP3 champion. and experienced racer and development driver of just about everything that has emerged from Ginetta’s Garforth factory in the past couple of years – including a leading development role on the revised G55 GT3.
Parker Chase: “I am very excited to extend my arrangement with Ginetta. 2016 was an incredibly successful year in the G55 GT4. I can’t wait to be part of the 2017 season with Ginetta in the GT3 car. This will be another exciting year. I really appreciate all of Ginetta’s support.”
Charlie Robertson: “I’m very excited to be racing with Century Motorsport, partnering Parker Chase this season in British GT. It will be a new challenge for both of us, and my first full season in GT3. Parker has had some good GT experience over the last year in the States, so this is the perfect step up for him. It will be awesome to race on home soil once again, after two seasons elsewhere so I’m hoping my experience pays off. I believe we will be a formidable force, with the various improvements to the Ginetta G55. So I am buzzing to see what this season holds.”
Clive Freke, Team Principal, Century Motorsport: “2017 is set to be a very significant year for Century Motorsport where we hope to try and stick to what we know best, but push the boundaries by investing in British GT, but this time entering two cars into GT3 for the first time. Our link with Ginetta is very important and we are very happy to have America represented on the grid through Parker Chase and Harry Gottsacker. We’ve known Charlie Robertson for a while now having raced against him in the past so we know how fast he can be and I have no doubt he will be impressive in our Ginetta G55 GT3.”
